Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has appeared in or provided voiceover performances for notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), Westworld (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), 9 (2009), Foxcatcher (2014) and Toy Story 4 (2019).
Oppenheimer studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. He became known as a versatile character actor, appearing in a wide range of TV shows with roles including a Nazi on "Hogan's Heroes," an Israeli secret agent and double-agent scientist on "Get Smart," and the second actor to portray Dr. Rudy Wells in "The Six Million Dollar Man." He also played Mickey Malph, Ralph Malph's father, on "Happy Days" and had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "Mama's Family." Oppenheimer also appeared in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown."
In addition to his live-action work, Oppenheimer established a prolific career as a voice actor from the 1970s onwards. He is renowned for voicing many prominent characters in animated series, including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon," and roles in "The Transformers," "Ghostbusters," and other series.
Known for
Adventure Time
Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Koroth
Gilmore Girls
Mr. Blodgett
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Raymond Auerbach
Star Trek: Voyager
Nezu Ambassador
Married... with Children
Mr. Foodie
Mannix
John Cordell
Mannix
Dr. Hal Lusk
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Ruskin
Bewitched
Bonanza
Ernesto Salinas
Bonanza
Darius Dalrymple
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Leonard Gould
Knight Rider
General Duncton
Knight Rider
Joe Lewis
The Practice
Judge Nelson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Captain Keogh
Ironside
Batman: The Animated Series
Auctioneer (voice)
Quantum Leap
Earl Skinner
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Father Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dr. Polidorius (voice)
Chicago Hope
DuckTales
DuckTales
Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)
Happy Days
Night Court
Dr. Fine
Night Court
Judge Crockett
L.A. Law
Judge Stephen Weeks
Hawaii Five-O
Bernie Fryer
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
The Six Million Dollar Man
Rudy Wells
Love, American Style
Captain Blodgett
I Dream of Jeannie
Congressman Farragut
Matlock
Dr. Linder
Hogan's Heroes
Freitag
Hogan's Heroes
Wilhelm
Hogan's Heroes
Colonel Sitzer
Touched by an Angel
Gary Stein
Touched by an Angel
Judge
The Transformers
Hart to Hart
Cyrus St. Cyr
Get Smart
Vega$
Coach
Dr. Alshire
The Untouchables
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Captain Kernel (voice)
The High Chaparral
Sweets
Who's the Boss?
Barney Miller
William Deats
Alice
St. Elsewhere
Ira Rosenthal
ABC Afterschool Special
Medical Center
Dr. Harry Danfield
Lou Grant
TaleSpin
Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)
Silk Stalkings
Caroline in the City
Mr. Booth
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Voice Actor
We Baby Bears
Booey / Boater #1 (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Mr. Percy
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Mr. Husai
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice)
Toy Story 4
Old Timer (voice)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells
The F.B.I.
Ludovic Krols
The F.B.I.
Gordon Frisch
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice)
The Name of the Game
Harvey
Murphy Brown
Eugene Kinsella
That Girl
Soap
Mr. Kirby
Felony Squad
McCloud
The Ghost of Flight 401
Barton
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Everett Bauer
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
George Beavier
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Sy Freeman
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
Dr. Knox
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
The Making of God of War II
Prometheus
9
Scientist (voice)
The NeverEnding Story
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Here's Lucy
Herb Hinkley
Here's Lucy
Dr. Parker
Mama's Family
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Jerry Gersler
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Vanity Smurf (voice)
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer
The Partridge Family
Wink Burgess
The Partridge Family
Mr. Atwater
The Partridge Family
Lorenzo Bernard
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Springfield
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Daniel and the Lion's Den
King Belshazzar (voice)
Harry O
Petrocelli
The Mod Squad
Bob Ross
The Mod Squad
Phil Norval
Ned & Stacey
Spencer Haywood
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Old Timer (voice)
Strong Medicine
Dr. Noah Townsend
Lancer
I Spy
Benkovsky
You Can't Take it With You
FBI Man
Life After the NeverEnding Story
Self
'Til Death
Mr. Wallach
Fantastic Four
Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice)
Fantastic Four
Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Arthur Lazar
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
Oil Can Harry (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Mummy (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Merlin (voice)
Judd for the Defense
Temperatures Rising
George
Gimme a Break!
BraveStarr
Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
The Smurfs Halloween Special
Westworld
Chief Supervisor
Ghostbusters
Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
Mr. Belvedere
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Moss Man (voice)
Nichols
Averrel
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
To Kill a Cop
Capt. Finnerty
Little Big Man
Major
Freaky Friday
Mr Joffert
The Execution
Max Langbein
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Oomp (voice)
What Are Best Friends For?
Dr. Otto Ludwig
Challenge of the GoBots
The Outsider
Pete
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show
Dwight McDevitt
S.W.A.T.
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
Here Come the Brides
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Insurance Man
He & She
Murray Mouse
In the Heat of the Night
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Private Benjamin
Rabbi
Superman
Jonathan Kent (voice)
Culture
Editor
Hong Kong Phooey
The Gentleman Tramp
Narrator
Inside O.U.T.
Edgar Winston
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Morris Grout (voice)
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Goolem (voice)
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Goolem / Morris Grout (voice)
Foxcatcher
Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
Bionic Six
Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)
Record City
Blindman
Jonah
Jonah (voice)
Memorial Day
Stallings
Three For Tahiti
Cecil Barrett
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
Lotsa Luck
Monroe
Riding with Death
Dr. Arthur Hale
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice)
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
Gemini Man
Chase
Thundarr the Barbarian
Mindok the Mind Menace (voice)
Thundarr the Barbarian
Morag (voice)
Fat Man and Little Boy
(voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
Where's Wally?
(voice)
Phantom 2040
The New Perry Mason
Spencer Phillips
Wuzzles
Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)
My World and Welcome to It
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Sam Rosenthal
The Pound Puppies
Barkerville (voice)
Fall of Grayskull
Narrator
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
The Blob (voice)
Peeping Times
Miles Rathbourne
Home Free
Ben Brookstone
Moving
Mr. Cadell
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
Absolute Strangers
Stevenson
Blind Ambition
George Simonson
Star!
Andre Charlot
Clifford's Puppy Days
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
King Belshazzar (voice)
Blackstar
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Simon Cappell
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Helter Skelter
Aaron Stovitz
Blondie & Dagwood
Julius C. Dithers (voice)
Macbeth
Duncan
Foul Play
Eischied
Captain Finnerty
Uptight
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Tail Gunner Joe
Eisenhower Publicist
Fraidy Cat
Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)
The Wizard of Oz
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
The Hindenburg
Albert Breslau
Gammera the Invincible
Dr. Contrare
Trollkins
Cyrano
First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
The Ghost Busters
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Sidney Merciless
The Smurfs Christmas Special
(voice)
The Bionic Woman
Dr. Rudy Wells
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Groundstar Conspiracy
General Hackett
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
Farr
BraveStarr: The Legend
Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
Big Eddie
The Nativity
Wise Man (voice)
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Farr
The Curse of the Three Terrors
Skeletor
The Smurfic Games
Vanity Smurf (voice)
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Kimo (voice)
Death Sentence
Lubell
Skeletor's Revenge
Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Hans Engelslepen
My Smurfy Valentine
(voice)
Murder Works Overtime
Canavan
A Pleasure Doing Business
Marvin
Strong Medicine
Dr. Noah Townsend
The Maltese Bippy
Adolph Springer
Daddy's Girl
Bennett
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Arthur Lyons
Navy Bear
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
Dr. Rudy Wells
Win, Place or Steal
Lt. Mannite
Shadow Strikers
Dr. Viper (voice)
Take It to the Limit
Narrator (voice)
Romeo and Smurfette
Vanity Smurf (Voice)
The Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
Toy Masters
Himself
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
Julius Dithers (voice)
Music Machine
Growdy (voice)